Washington panchang, 29 March 2028
Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 19:28 Moonrise 08:19 Chaitra month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:57 to 19:28- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:31 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam 11:39 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta 12:47 – 13:38
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:47 – 13:38 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:13 – 14:46
- 15:21 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 16:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:37 Yoga becomes Priti
Night
19:28 to 06:56 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:28 – 21:45
- Brahma Muhurta 05:24 – 06:10 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 21:37 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:00 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 05:00 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturthi until 05:00 next day
- Nakshatra Bharani until 15:21 · lord Venus
- Yoga Vishkambha until 17:37
- Karana Vanija until 16:47, then Vishti
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Pisces
- 15:21 Nakshatra becomes Krittika
- 16:47 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:37 Yoga becomes Priti
- 21:37 Moon enters Taurus
- 05:00 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Panchami
- 05:00 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:31 – 10:05
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:39 – 13:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:47 – 13:38
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:13 – 14:46
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:57 – 15:21
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:25 – 06:11
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:47 – 13:38
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:28 – 21:45
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:57 – 15:21
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 15:21 – 06:56 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 15:21 – 06:56 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 06:57 – 08:31 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:31 – 10:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:05 – 11:39 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:39 – 13:13 | Good |
| Rog | 13:13 – 14:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:46 – 16:20 | Bad |
| Char | 16:20 – 17:54 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:54 – 19:28 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:28 – 20:54 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:54 – 22:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:20 – 23:46 | Good |
| Char | 23:46 – 01:12 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:12 – 02:38 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:38 – 04:04 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:04 – 05:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:30 – 06:56 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 08:00 NowMoon
- 09:02 NowSaturn
- 10:05 NowJupiter
- 11:07 NowMars
- 12:10 NowSun
- 13:13 NowVenus
- 14:15 NowMercury
- 15:18 NowMoon
- 16:20 NowSaturn
- 17:23 NowJupiter
- 18:25 NowMars
- 19:28 NowSun
- 20:25 NowVenus
- 21:22 NowMercury
- 22:20 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:14 NowJupiter
- 01:12 NowMars
- 02:09 NowSun
- 03:06 NowVenus
- 04:04 NowMercury
- 05:01 NowMoon
- 05:58 NowSaturn
- 06:57 NowMercury
- 07:57 NowMoon
- 08:57 NowSaturn
- 09:57 NowJupiter
- 10:57 NowMars
- 11:57 NowSun
- 12:57 NowVenus
- 13:57 NowMercury
- 14:57 NowMoon
- 15:57 NowSaturn
- 16:57 NowJupiter
- 17:57 NowMars
- 18:57 NowSun
- 19:57 NowVenus
- 20:57 NowMercury
- 21:57 NowMoon
- 22:57 NowSaturn
- 23:57 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:57 NowMars
- 01:57 NowSun
- 02:57 NowVenus
- 03:57 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:57 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:25 – 06:25 Aquarius
- 06:25 – 07:37 Pisces
- 07:37 – 09:01 Aries
- 09:01 – 10:51 Taurus
- 10:51 – 13:09 Gemini
- 13:09 – 15:39 Cancer
- 15:39 – 18:08 Leo
- 18:08 – 20:36 Virgo
- 20:36 – 23:07 Libra
- 23:07 – 01:31 next day Scorpio
- 01:31 – 03:33 next day Sagittarius
- 03:33 – 05:05 next day Capricorn
- 05:05 – 06:21 next day Aquarius
- 06:21 – 06:56 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EDT (UTC-4) · Method